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Working Effectively with Your Judge: An Outline for Remarks

D. Brock Hornby

January 1, 2008

Judge D. Brock Hornby (D. Me.) prepared this as an outline of introductory remarks he gives to new law clerks when they start work in his chambers. He based this outline on one prepared by Justice Eileen E. Gillese of the Ontario Court of Appeals.

Guide to High Security and Terrorism Cases in the Southern District of New York

Philip J. Gross

November 20, 2007

The Southern District of New York's summer 2006 Milton Pollack Fellow prepared this report on how the district court handled terrorism cases. The research is based in part on interviews with judges who presided over the cases.

Decorum Order

Robert B. Kugler

July 13, 2007

Decorum Order, United States v. Shnewer, No. 1:07-cr-459 (D.N.J. July 13, 2007), D.E. 49 (reformatted).

Citing Unpublished Federal Appellate Opinions Issued Before 2007

Robert Timothy Reagan

March 9, 2007

Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 32.1 permits attorneys to cite to federal courts of appeals their unpublished opinions issued 2007 or later. Unpublished opinions issued before 2007 may be cited to the courts if permitted by the courts' local rules.

Law Clerk Handbook: A Handbook for Law Clerks to Federal Judges, Second Edition [Superseded]

January 1, 2007

This handbook provides an overview of chambers operations and the work of the federal courts.

A Snapshot of Briefs, Opinions, and Citations in Federal Appeals

Robert Timothy Reagan

October 1, 2006

Based on a random sample of federal appeals filed in 2002, this article presents analyses of disposition times, the frequency with which both published and unpublished opinions are issued, the average length of counseled briefs and the frequency with which they are filed, the average length of bo

Remote Public Access to Electronic Criminal Case Records: A Report on a Pilot Project in Eleven Federal Courts

David E. Rauma

May 7, 2003

Prepared for the Court Administration and Case Management Committee of the Judicial Conference, this study shows there may be more advantages to remote public access to electronic criminal case documents than disadvantages or potential harm and that the majority of federal judges in the study fav

Digital Audio Recording Technology: A Report on a Pilot Project in Twelve Federal Courts-Prepared for the Court Administration and Case Management Committee of the Judicial Conference

David E. Rauma, Donna J. Stienstra, George W. Cort, Patricia A. Lombard

May 14, 1999

Should digital audio recording technology be an approved method for taking the offical record of federal courts proceedings?

Conducting Job Interviews: A Guide for Federal Judges

David K. Hendrickson

January 1, 1999

This guide describes an interviewing process that is simple, effective, and fair and gives examples of questions to help determine whether job candidates have the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for the position.

Implementing and Evaluating the Chapter 7 Filing Fee Waiver Program: Report to the Committee on the Administration of the Bankruptcy System of the Judicial Conference of the United States

Elizabeth C. Wiggins

January 1, 1998

A description of the study the Center undertook at the committee's request to examine the congressionally mandated pilot fee-waiver program in six districts.

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